Before the water polo players of Jadran Mtela is perhaps the key game on the way to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. After three rounds, Novljan have a win and two losses in group A, Vašaš and tonight's opponent Marseille - the team that is chosen Vladimir Gojković inflicted a season-opening loss.
In France, it was 13:11 for the team on whose bench sits the legendary goalkeeper Miloš Šćepanović, the Montenegrin vice-champion now wants a rematch - a possible triumph would bring him closer to placing among the eight best on the Old Continent.
- It will be difficult, and the stake is high because we can gain a lot by winning. The first game in Marseille did not go as we had hoped, we lost, but we also came up short Vuk Milojević who suffered a serious injury - reminds Jadran's left-handed attacker Uroš Vučurović.
Milojević was then hit by a member of our national team Vladan Spaić, who was later suspended by LEN for 10 games due to an unsportsmanlike reaction.
Jadran was then defeated by Barceloneta in Trebinje (which has the same number of wins after three matches), and scored very important points in the last round when they outclassed Vašaš in Hungary - 14:6. Novljani played their last match 10 days ago when they beat Jug in Dubrovnik.
- I think we rested, prepared well and set our heads, so I expect us to play a good match. We hope for the best - added Vučurović before the duel in Trebinje, which starts tonight at 20 p.m.
The optimist is also another trump card on the tricky side, youth Danilo Stupar.
"We need a win, we know it would mean a lot to us in the fight for the knockout phase of the Champions League. We analyzed the previous match with Marseille and noticed mistakes that must not be repeated. I also hope that we will have the support of the audience, that more will be a real player for us - said Stupar.
In the same group, from 18.15:XNUMX p.m., Vašaš and Barcelona meet in a duel in which the Catalans are big favorites...
And Primorac is not in a good situation before the duel with Olimpiakos in the "Zoran-Džimi Gopčević" swimming pool in Kotor (18.15:XNUMX p.m.). The Montenegrin champion has two points after three rounds, he experienced two defeats at his swimming pool, and his schedule is not going well because in the last two matches he is visiting - Savona and Sabadell. It is clear that tonight is practically the last chance for Vjekoslav Pasković's team to get involved in the fight for the quarterfinals because they have three or four points less than their competitors.
- We are waiting for a team that is exceptional and that has many top players. Olympiakos is coming to redeem itself after the defeat against Savona and certainly wants to win. But that is also our goal - we have to think about ourselves and be concentrated. It is crucial if we want to achieve triumph - the Italian is clear Francesco Massaro, the goalkeeper of Primorje.
Primorac played nine matches in the regional competition and the Champions League this season. He has seven defeats and two victories, both in the Premier League - over Primorje and Jug, which he defeated by five points.
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